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Aug 18 2024
05:54 am
By: bizgrrl
Knox County traffic deaths up 35% in 2023 compared to 2022. In 2022, 100 people died in traffic accidents. In 2023, that number rose to 135 deaths.
"Around 64% of drivers who died were involved in a crash with an impaired driver. For motorcyclists, that percentage jumps to 74%."
As of August 2024 data from the State of Tennessee, traffic deaths are down state wide as compared to 2022 and 2023.
Be careful out there.
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It seems like there are
It seems like there are traffic deaths happening weekly lately, Not always Knox County, but in the local area.
8/17/2024, KPD: 1 dead after pedestrian-involved wreck on Magnolia Avenue
8/17/2024, THP: Two dead, seven injured in Anderson County crash
8/17/2024, I-40E reopens after serious crash leaves driver, passerby dead
8/12/2024, Fatal motorcycle crash on Alcoa Highway (Blount County)